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When creating a registry hack with Notepad. Do I save the file type as unicode?

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If the file doesn't contain any non-ordinary characters (such as from emojis or text from another language), then you can save it as any file type you want.

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I couldn't rename the Key under "explorer" to DissallowRun it gave an error message. I tried with "Disallow" only.

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Click Ctrl+Shift+Esc to open Windows Task Manager and select your app and click on "End Process".

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Will the icon for the app still be visible if I do this?

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Yes it is still visible, because it is not deleted. You could hide the file via external Software if you wanted.

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The name of the app I want to block is chrome.exe, but not Google Chrome. Can I put full path in value data tot only block that file not Google Chrome?

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Yes, you can do that. Additionally, if you have a malicious program running that impersonates Chrome, you may want to run an anti-malware scan.

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